The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Ham shortly after entering the off-season after a 1-4 defeat to the Denver Nuggets in the 2023-24 playoffs. Now the Lakers have no head coach. They are trying to recruit a top head coach to assist LeBron James and Anthony Davis to lead the Lakers to win the championship again.
Although the Lakers have always been exposed, there are many players and other staff members who are dissatisfied with Ham. However, when Ham was fired by the Lakers, many fan media blamed LeBron James for Ham's dismissal.
Many people think that Ham was dismissed because LeBron James strongly asked the Lakers to dismiss Ham, otherwise, he would not renew his contract. For LeBron James, there is a reason to take the blame, because he has died many times this season and stared at Ham.
However, recently it was reported that LeBron James was not the real reason for Ham's dismissal from the Lakers. It was Anthony Davis' dissatisfaction that led the Lakers to dismiss Ham directly. In order to stabilize Anthony Davis, although he is often injured, he is still the inside line of the top three in the league.
Sam Amik, an NBA insider of The Athletic, said in the program "The Rich Eisenhower" that the Lakers' decision to dismiss Ham was at least partly because Davis no longer supported Ham.
"AD is the future of the Lakers, and I think we sometimes make such mistakes - yes, again, because LeBron is a free player this summer - we pay too much attention to LeBron and not enough attention to AD, when they choose to dismiss Darwin Hamm, I was told that one of many considerations is that AD is obviously no longer with Darvin, and they know that Tao, like others, AD has a history of requiring transactions in the past. "
The Lakers consider that Anthony Davis has a history of forced trade, so they must stabilize Anthony Davis, fire Ham, and let Anthony Davis stay happily with the Lakers.
"That's how he came to the Lakers from New Orleans. The last thing they want to see is that AD is depressed about this situation, and may have these thoughts in his mind. For me, the uniqueness of the Lakers' off-season is that even within Crouch, when it comes to LeBron and AD, you may have some different opinions on coaches and players."
Indeed, this statement is worthy of trust. LeBron James has no ability to influence the management of the Lakers too much. In the 2023-24 season, LeBron James repeatedly requested a trade, which was rejected by the Lakers' management.
In the past, once LeBron James wanted to strengthen the Lakers' lineup, the Lakers would soon sign a deal for him to obtain some players. The trade window rejection of LeBron James' reinforcement requirements in the 2023-24 season is enough to prove that LeBron James can no longer affect the ability of the Lakers to fire or sign a head coach. Now, the Lakers are looking more at the role of Anthony Davis to build a lineup.
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